147th Overall - C Daniel Audette

[CanadienShark]

Perspective.

If we had a roster full of NHL average sized players combined with Hamilton full of NHL average sized players and a prospect pool with NHL average sized players, drafting Audette would make sense since his dad is connected with the Habs and he is a good ole Quebec boy.

But that's not reality. The Habs are loaded with undersized players, same as the Bulldogs, same as our prospect pool.

The LA Kings, Stanley Cup winners, only had one player under 6' tall. Mike Richards, 5'11" 200 pounds.

Go Audette Go!!

I seriously doubt Dustin Brown is 6'0. Maybe 5'10. And I just realized he has the same birthday as me. Ew. Least favourite player in the league, by far.

 

[Habs]

Leave it to the Habs to have the irresistible desire to draft a small french canadian.. never fails.

 

[Anthony Mauro]

Courtesy of DraftBuzz:

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Daniel Audette Sherbrooke C
Playing for the worst team in the QMJHL turned this potential gem into a pumpkin for DB. Something unraveled with Audette as the year went on. He stopped looking like a small dynamo who would dominate possession and was just a small guy unable to make the same impact. Still, gritty, and ultra talented he needs to find himself to have a shot at regaining standing as a legit prospect and not a dud.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

I'm still paying for growth spur. If he only hit 5'10 I'll be happy.

 

[Constable]

Don't think anyone takes 5'8 players in the first two rounds.

*cough*nikolaj ehlers*cough*

 

[Runner77]

Meh, are we done with Audette? Highly speculative pick, only reason he's getting so much attention is his place of birth.

He has a lot of work to do before he can be seriously have NHL-worthiness. He can be as short as he wants or grow as much as he wants, it's totally irrelevant.

These comparisons with Gallagher are a real joke -- two different temperaments and styles of play. Plus, just cause Gallagher made it as a 5th rounder, doesn't mean every diminutive 5th rounder becomes Gallagher. It's a shot in the dark, if it pans out, good. If not, it didn't cost a high pick. Nothing to see here.

 

[overlords]

*cough*nikolaj ehlers*cough*

Dude is like 5'11

 

[Prairie Spitfire]

Happy to get Audette. He was a stud the few times I've seen him live.

 

[Tyson]

There is room for a small forward or two on every team. Audette seems ultra talented. Excited he was drafted.

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

Dude is like 5'11

Dude is 6' right now, I don't care what anyone else says. I'm 5'11", have stood next to him off ice while talking to another player, and he's at least as tall as me unless there's some real difference in the soles of our shoes.

 

[Flockyhockey]

Habs already have several good small skaters even in Hamilton they need to quit drafting small players.Drafting always carries some luck so why not go for tougher players.I guess i should reiterate my statement,IF the player is small he needs to be tough,example Domi's kid is a decent small player.

Small skilled players unless exceptional skaters and even then have too much downside.They almost never win board battles,they often have weak shots and/or never shoot.They are often weak in front of the net as well.

The Habs have a very big need for hard working wingers that also have a shot and go to the net hard.This Audette is NOT the type of player they need not at all,so it is a very bad pick.

 

[TennisMenace]

Anyone concerned about his +/- totals for both years? Yikes! Total -68

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=160328

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Anyone concerned about his +/- totals for both years? Yikes! Total -68

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=160328

...his team, the Sherbrooke Phoenix, are pretty much the worst team in the QMJHL...and he led them in scoring by 32 points over the next guy...not worried...

 

[PricerStopDaPuck]

He is this years underrated prospect for us, last year was Andrighetto and Reway.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

He is this years underrated prospect for us, last year was Andrighetto and Reway.

i'd say more so Crisp and Reway. Lot of people were happy with Andrighetto only a few were hoping we'd get him in the later rounds if i can remember.

 

[Habs100]

He is this years underrated prospect for us, last year was Andrighetto and Reway.

Reway is back to being underrated. I wish he were going to be in camp again. He was better than Andrighetto in camp last year, even though he's a year younger. And I'm an Andrighetto fan.

 

[Shutdown]

Reway is back to being underrated. I wish he were going to be in camp again. He was better than Andrighetto in camp last year, even though he's a year younger. And I'm an Andrighetto fan.

Depends on your definition of better. For every great play he made, he had one terrible turnover. Definitely the flashiest prospect at camp.

 

[TennisMenace]

...his team, the Sherbrooke Phoenix, are pretty much the worst team in the QMJHL...and he led them in scoring by 32 points over the next guy...not worried...

Sounds good to me. I guess I won't be either. Thanks.

 

[Chris Pronger]

Anyone concerned about his +/- totals for both years? Yikes! Total -68

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=160328

Expansion team. Thats probably why

 

[overlords]

EOTP has an article up on him.

http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/h...audette-steal-of-the-2014-canadiens-nhl-draft

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Sounds good to me. I guess I won't be either. Thanks.

...no prob...if he played on even a halfways decent Q team, there's no way in H-E-double-hockey-sticks that he'd have been available in the 4th round, let alone the 5th round...like this article says:

http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/habs-prospects/2014/7/17/5912169/daniel-audette-steal-of-the-2014-canadiens-nhl-draft


...kid has a great shot at being one of the true steals of the draft...


EDIT - overlords beat me to it...

 

[Yarice]

Habs already have several good small skaters even in Hamilton they need to quit drafting small players.Drafting always carries some luck so why not go for tougher players.I guess i should reiterate my statement,IF the player is small he needs to be tough,example Domi's kid is a decent small player.

Small skilled players unless exceptional skaters and even then have too much downside.They almost never win board battles,they often have weak shots and/or never shoot.They are often weak in front of the net as well.

The Habs have a very big need for hard working wingers that also have a shot and go to the net hard.This Audette is NOT the type of player they need not at all,so it is a very bad pick.

That player you described is not available in the 5th round. We will always need skill player, and it is not like we only draft small player.

 

[QuebecPride]

Anyone concerned about his +/- totals for both years? Yikes! Total -68

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=160328

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=87251449&postcount=174

 

[sharks9]

Habs already have several good small skaters even in Hamilton they need to quit drafting small players.Drafting always carries some luck so why not go for tougher players.I guess i should reiterate my statement,IF the player is small he needs to be tough,example Domi's kid is a decent small player.

Small skilled players unless exceptional skaters and even then have too much downside.They almost never win board battles,they often have weak shots and/or never shoot.They are often weak in front of the net as well.

The Habs have a very big need for hard working wingers that also have a shot and go to the net hard.This Audette is NOT the type of player they need not at all,so it is a very bad pick.

Only picking for need is bad drafting. I want them to pick the players that are most likely to pick it to the NHL and then if they do you can trade them to fill whatever other needs you have.

 

[TennisMenace]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=87251449&postcount=174

Thanks.